こう
Meanings
Noun
1. incense
Pitch accent
こ
う
Used in vocabulary (62 in total)
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
pickled vegetables; pickles
incense which supposedly allows the spirit of a departed loved one to be seen in the smoke
spice; spices; condiment
perfume; scent
smell and taste; flavour; flavor
herb; fragrant grass
incense stick
censer; incense burner
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
incense
fragrance
scented insert (to enclose with a letter); perfumed insert
coriander (Coriandrum sativum); cilantro; dhania; Chinese parsley
to cense; to burn incense
perfume on the clothing
bottle of perfume (scent)
pickled vegetables
incense container
perfume blending; fragrance mixing
incense; fragrance
(incense) pastille; round cake of incense, esp. used in incense ceremony
incense set (e.g. burner, tray, tongs, etc.); incense paraphernalia; incense components (e.g. sandalwood, musk, aloeswood)
fine incense
traditional art of incense appreciation; Way of Fragrance; kōdō
pickled vegetables
Genjikō; incense-comparing game with each of the 52 patterns named after a chapter of the Tale of Genji
lingering odor; lingering odour
lingering scent
great fragrance
to smell incense
storax (resin); styrax; storax (Liquidambar orientalis); styrax
incense tray; incense burner; programme (theater); seating arrangement (in a theater)
clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
incense-smelling game
tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa)
flour made from parched barley; powdered roast grain mixed with herbs, spices, dried citrus peel, etc. (added to hot water to make a drink)
darkened beige; light brown; warm clove brown
incense tray
host of a kōdō ceremony; person who burns the incense
scent of a flower floating about in the air; lingering scent of a flower in the darkness
common rue (Ruta graveolens)
smelling incense; savoring incense; distinguishing incense by smell; incense-smelling party
upsetting others with one's odour (strong perfume, etc.)
spikenard (essential oil, perfume); nard
galbanum (gum resin from fennel)
Mosla punctulata (plant)
incense scoop
incense set (e.g. burner, tray, tongs, etc.)
incense altar
Lindera communis (species of spicebush)
Lindera glauca (species of spicebush)
incense-comparing game
tiles used in incense-guessing games
Kōro (brand of sake)
Mosla punctulata (plant)